Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Numbers 32:31
As the Lord hath said; either at this time by thy mouth; or formerly, where he commandeth us as well as our brethren to go into Canaan and possess it.
As the Lord hath said; either at this time by thy mouth; or formerly, where he commandeth us as well as our brethren to go into Canaan and possess it.
8. THE TRIBES OF REUBEN, GAD, HALF-MANASSEH AND THEIR PORTION CHAPTER 32 _ 1. The petition of Reuben and Gad (Numbers 32:1)_ 2. The rebuke by Moses (Numbers 32:6) 3. Their answer (Numbers 32:16)
THE REQUEST GRANTED CONDITIONALLY ON THEIR TAKING PART IN THE CONQUEST OF W. CANAAN. The assistance rendered by Gad in the conquest of W. Canaan (see Joshua 1:12) seems to be referred to in Deuteronom...
H. LAND GIVEN TO GAD, REUBEN, AND ONE-HALF OF MANASSEH vv. 20-33 TEXT Numbers 32:20. And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war, 21. And will go all...
_AND MOSES SAID UNTO THEM, IF THE CHILDREN OF GAD AND THE CHILDREN OF REUBEN WILL PASS WITH YOU OVER JORDAN, EVERY MAN ARMED TO BATTLE, BEFORE THE LORD, AND THE LAND SHALL BE SUBDUED BEFORE YOU; THEN...
ALLOTMENT OF TERRITORY TO THE TRIBES OF GAD AND REUBEN AND THE HALFTRIBE OF MANASSEH 1-5. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request that the land of Gilead lying on the E. side of the Jordan be assigned to...
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 32 THE LAND EAST OF THE JORDAN RIVER – NUMBERS 32:1-42 V1 Reuben’s *tribe and Gad’s *tribe owned many cows
וַ יַּֽעֲנ֧וּ בְנֵי ־גָ֛ד וּ בְנֵ֥י רְאוּבֵ֖ן
2. SETTLEMENT Numbers 32:1 The request of the men of Reuben and Gad that they should be allowed to settle on the eastern side of Jordan in the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was at first refuse...
WARNING AGAINST FORSAKING THEIR BRETHREN Numbers 32:20 These two and a half tribes never entered the national life, as did those on the other side of Jordan. They were far from the center of religio...
We have here the record of what without doubt was a wrong committed by two and a half tribes, of Moses' failure in judgment, and, consequently, of a grave mistake. Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of M...
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the (l) LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do. (l) This is attributed to the Lord, which his messenger speaks....
The terms are again, as it were, ratified and confirmed on both sides, and the LORD himself is considered as looking on. It is well when all church concerns are thus arranged and settled under the gre...
The successes given to the children of Israel alarmed some of their neighbours, more particularly Moab; and this gives occasion for a striking episode in the history which brought to issue as solemn a...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 32 AND 33. There is another thing connected with this: if we have occasioned wars out of Canaan, it is also through the indispensable wars of the people of Go...
AND THE CHILDREN OF GAD AND THE CHILDREN OF REUBEN ANSWERED,...., The word is in the singular number, and shows their unanimity, that they agreed to what Moses said, and replied all of them as one man...
_They shall have possessions_ They shall forfeit their possessions in Gilead, and be constrained to go over Jordan, and to seek possessions there among their brethren. _As the Lord hath said_ Either a...
1 The Reubenites and Gadites sue for their inheritance on that side Iorden. 6 Moses reproueth them. 16 They offer him conditions to his content. 33 Moses assigneth them the land. 39 They conquere...
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do, thus declaring their willingness to accept the terms as stated....
THE PETITION GRANTED WITH THE PROPOSED CONDITION...
A PROPOSAL OF COMPROMISE (vs.1-15) The children of Israel being now east of the Jordan River, the land there appealed to the tribes of Reuben and Gad particularly because they had great possessions o...
28-42 Concerning the settlement of these tribes, observe, that they built the cities, that is, repaired them. They changed the names of them; probably they were idolatrous, therefore they should be f...
The fact recorded in this chapter has given rise to considerable discussion. Various have been the opinions advanced in reference to the conduct of the two tribes and a half. Were they right or were t...
Numbers 32:31 children H1121 Gad H1410 children H1121 Reuben H7205 answered H6030 (H8799) saying H559 (H8800) LORD
MOSES CONFIRMS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THE TRIBES THAT THE SOLDIERS OF REUBEN AND GAD WILL GO WITH THE OTHER TRIBES (NUMBERS 32:28). Numbers 32:28 ‘ So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the...
CONTENTS: The choice of the world-borderers. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Caleb, Joshua. CONCLUSION: Would we choose our portion aright we must look above the things which are seen otherwise we will be g...
Numbers 32:12. _Save Caleb the Kenezite._ Kenaz was probably Caleb's grandfather. This solves all the difficulty in this passage. Raguel is called the father of Moses' wife, and he was evidently her g...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 32:1__ The conquest of the kings of Transjordan, Sihon and Og, was described in ch. Numbers 21:1. The high hills (2,500 feet [762 m]) of Transjordan were good for raising ca
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES In this chapter we have the account of the allotment of the territory conquered by Israel on the east of the Jordan to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe...
EXPOSITION THE TWO AND A HALF TRIBES BEYOND JORDAN (Numbers 32:1). NUMBERS 32:1 THE CHILDREN OF REUBEN AND THE CHILDREN OF GAD. Reuben and
Now as we get into chapter thirty-two, we find that Reuben, that is the tribe of Reuben, and Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh came to Moses and they said, "Hey, we are quite content to stay in t...
Numbers 32:31...
As the Lord hath said — Either at this time by thy mouth: or formerly, where he commanded us, as well as our brethren to go into Canaan and possess it....